Drugs
Sharaa regime credited with disrupting Assad-era Captagon empire in major drug bust
The Syrian Interior Ministry claimed to have thwarted an attempt to smuggle nearly 650,000 Captagon pills and other drugs from Lebanon, though no arrests were announced.
Thai Police arrest four Israelis following raid on ‘drug party’ in Koh Phangan
Courts hand down sentences, prosecutors file indictment in three serious sexual offense cases
WATCH: Israel Police raid cannabis dens in Tel Aviv apartment, find drug bags in Haifa vehicle
It’s really about oil, not drugs: Why Trump's 'Donroe Doctrine' is attacking Venezuela - opinion
This is a president who considers global warming a hoax, solar panels “ugly as hell,” wind turbines as visual blights and killers of birds and whales.
Novo's $149 Wegovy pill hits US market, challenging Lilly's injectable dominance
A key to the pill's success will be attracting cash-paying consumers who cannot obtain insurance coverage, a stark shift from the dominant business model.
Suspect caught at Ben-Gurion Airport after Kadima shooting, while drugs were found in Netanya
The suspect was transferred for questioning. Police said a decision on seeking to extend his detention will follow the interrogation and the review of evidence.
4,000-year-old evidence of psychoactive betel nut chewing found in Southeast Asia - study
Betel nut, the seed of the areca palm fruit, is often chewed inside a betel leaf with lime. The practice has been known for its psychoactive effects, including heightened alertness and euphoria.
'Antisemitic clique': German paratroopers investigated for extremism, drug abuse, sexual offenses
The investigation into the 26th Paratrooper Regiment in Zweibrücken started in June, when several female soldiers of the regiment submitted reports to the Bundestag's Armed Forces Commissioner.
Pharmacies report localized shortages as weight-loss injection Mounjaro arrives in Israel
Since the drug was approved under insurance plans, with a 50% discount, the public increased its search for family doctors, endocrinologists, and obesity clinics.
IDF, police conduct operation against criminal, terror operatives in Kafr Aqab, northern Jerusalem
IDF and police officers carried out a large operation in Kafr Aqab, seizing weapons and stolen vehicles, arresting suspects, and dispersing violent riots linked to terror and crime groups.
Jordanian army strikes near Sweida after intercepting arms, drugs smugglers near border
The Jordanian Armed Forces carried out airstrikes near Sweida, Syria, targeting smuggler factories used for operations into Jordan, after coordination with "regional partners."
US military says it conducted strike on a vessel in eastern Pacific, killing four men
The US military said on Wednesday that it carried out a lethal strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing four men.
Trump brands fentanyl a ‘weapon of mass destruction’ in drug war escalation
The designation, unprecedented for a narcotic, signals Trump’s intent to treat fentanyl not merely as a public health crisis but as a national security threat on a par with chemical warfare.
US Southern Command targets narco-traffickers in international waters
"Intelligence confirmed that the vessels were transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and were engaged in narco-trafficking," the military said in a post on X.